In the 2022 ranking by U.S. News & World Report, LPL and the UArizona were tied for No. 10 overall (No. 6 in the U.S and No. 2 among public universities) in space science research, based on our strong research reputation and publication frequency.
The 2022 NSF Higher Education Research and Development survey ranks the UA, led by LPL and Steward Observatory, #1 among all universities in space science research and development expenditures.
Current Involvement in Missions

CUTE
Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment
DART
Double Asteroid Redirection Test
ENVISION
EnVision
IMAP
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe
Juno
Juno: Unlocking Jupiter's Mysteries
JWST
James Webb Space Telescope
NEO Surveyor
Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission
NEOWISE
Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
OSIRIS-APEX
OSIRIS-Apophis Explorer
OSIRIS-REx
Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer
Parker Solar Probe
Parker Solar Probe: A NASA Mission to Touch the Sun